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Naver Makes $10.3B Power Play, Buying Upbit Owner to Dominate Korea’s Crypto Future
Naver Financial is acquiring Dunamu (Upbit's operator) for $10.3B in an all-stock deal to dominate Korea's crypto market. ...
Mortgage On Chain Debuts as Australia’s First Crypto-Focused Mortgage Broker
Mortgage on Chain launched in Australia as the first dedicated broker to help crypto investors get conventional home loans. ...
XRP and Solana ETFs Surge as Investors Pour In
US spot Solana (SOL) ETFs hit a 20-day inflow streak (totaling $568M), with $58M added Monday. XRP ETFs also saw strong demand, pulling in $...
Japan Moves to Boost Crypto Safety With New Liability-Reserve Rules for Exchanges
Japan’s FSA will require crypto exchanges to hold liability reserves to protect users from hacks and ensure prompt reimbursement of lost f...
South Africa Flags Crypto and Stablecoin Gaps as Emerging Threat to Financial Stability
SARB warns unregulated crypto and stablecoins in South Africa create risks; reforms expected in 2025 as adoption surges....
Kevin Hassett Emerges as Frontrunner for Fed Chair, Bringing Strong Crypto Ties
Kevin Hasset, the current Director of the White House National Economic Council (WHNEC), is the leading front-runner to replace Jerome Powel...
JPMorgan Closes Another Crypto-Linked Account, Deepening Fears of Industry Debanking
JPMorgan closed accounts for ShapeShift's Houston Morgan. The bank's vague "concerning activity" justification fuels "crypto debanking" fear...
Zcash Rockets Back Into Spotlight After Surging to Top of Coinbase Search Rankings
Zcash (ZEC) became the most-searched crypto on Coinbase with 52K searches, surpassing BTC/XRP. ...
Galaxy Digital Eyes Bigger Role in Prediction Markets
Galaxy Digital is in talks with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket to provide liquidity as a market maker, seeking to expand its role ...
ECB Warns Stablecoin Run Could Ignite ‘Fire Sale’ Shock in US Treasury Markets
Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are considered risky, with the ECB warning that runs could disrupt US Treasury markets while eurozone exposur...
Bitcoin Premium in Michael Saylor’s Strategy Stock Nears ‘Crypto Winter’ Lows, But TD Cowen Still Sees 200% Upside
Strategy’s Bitcoin premium slides to crypto winter lows. Analysts keep US$535 (AU$824) target, citing 815k BTC by FY27 despite MSCI risks....
XRP Rallies, BTC with Modest Gains, as Arthur Hayes Says Bottom is In
The crypto market shows signs of recovery with Bitcoin up 0.77% at US$88,635, Ethereum gaining 4%, and XRP leading with 8% gains amid new ET...